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That would be enough to get an injunction and prohibit the software from being distributed in the US, which would deny a very important market for the developer
by Anarch157a 7y ago
That would be enough to get an injunction and prohibit the software from being distributed in the US, which would deny a very important market for the developers.
- littlestymaar 7y agoIndeed, but as the world becomes less and less centered around the US, this effect will probably disappear soon: if a product is originally developed for China, not being able to sell it in the US isn't an issue.
- segfaultbuserr 7y ago> if a product is originally developed for China, not being able to sell it in the US isn't an issue. If it's a commercial product or an academic research project under national grant, it may be the case. But for free and open source project, banning U.S. developers from participating is (still) suicidal.